Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunny Flower to harness sun power as it blossoms
Kontron embedded computer systems - the word's best
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 is official
Self-powered wheelchair to be a step forward for disabled people
Electric YikeBike for safe two-wheel driving
Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner to keep you cool on the move
The Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner is priced at just 39, 99. So it sounds like a piece of good news for all those cool air aficionados. All you need to do is sprinkle a few ounces of water to a special sponge and to turn it on to enjoy some refreshing atmosphere. Using a water filter, this smart fan turns out to be highly portable so you might easily use it on the go.
The cooler takes air over a humid sponge being able to cool the air up to 25 degrees Fahrenheit while its rotational capacity makes fresh air spread throughout your room. The Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner is powered by 4 AA batteries and you may use rechargeable batteries to stay well cooled wherever you are.
Does it look like a perfect option to keep air cool in a green way? The operating time of the fan will provide you with about 5 hours of refreshing but you might additionally rely on USB power had you your laptop with you. This innovative cooler is able to humidify the air so the potential allergies could be eliminated.
In addition to that, you may make you of your regular power outlet to charge your cooling machine. The Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner measures 2, 5 × 2 × 7 inches and weighs only 7 ounces.
Nokia X3 to give you new musical sensations
This cool looking slider features the 16 GB of storage so you can easily play whatever music you like on the go. The Nokia X3 offers 3, 2 mega pixel camera that seems to be good enough to take high quality images along with some memorable video clips. The 2, 2 inches screen of the Nokia X3 sports home screen feature for you to keep track of data you might be in need of.
The Nokia X3 has stereo speakers while the 16 GB is accessible via its hot-swappable micro SD card (not included). This hands-free looker also offers Bluetooth 2,1 connectivity and USB 2, 0. It seems to be good for those who are fond of socializing as you can use features like e-mailing and instant messages, Nokia Chat and other trendy clients.
In order to listen to your preferable music you might use the traditional 3, 5 mm jack or follow FM radio via stereo speakers. There are also some games pre-loaded including Guitar Rock Tour, Rally Stars, Snake 3 and other amazing games. Nokia Maps include A-GPS navigation while thanks to OVi Store you might download applications, videos or games of your choice.
The Nokia X3 boasts up to 26 hours of high quality music playback, 7, 5 hours of talk time or up to 380 hours of standby time. It measures 96 x 49, 3 x 14, 1 mm and weighs 103 grams. This marvelous slider sports 262 colors and takes pictures with 4x zoom while video is recorded at QVGA quality offering 30 frames per second. The Nokia X3 is expected to hit the market with a sticker price tag of 163 USD.
District Carbon bike by Trek to be a high tech commuter
Having a belt drive, the District Carbon bike seems to be a perfect solution for daily commuting. The bike’s frame is constructed from OCLV Black Carbon coming with Pro geometry. Its fabulous Bontrager Race Lite Aero wheels will lead you wherever you want while incorporated Bontrager Race tires make you driving efficient irregardless of the weather.
There are no shifters as this is a single gear bike while VP Track pedals keep your riding performance at high level. The crank is marvelous to be FSA Energy along with 55T Carbon Drive belt sprocket. Braking performance is enhanced thanks to a Bontrager Speed Limit coming with Tektro road levers. Another conspicuous feature is 31, 8 mm Bontrager Race VR handlebars. So do not be surprised to spend at least 3, 360 USD.
IFA news: Samsung OLED laptop in Q3 '10
I am not going to speak all about his speech at IFA. Instead, let’s just have a walk through what an OLED display on a notebook can offer and take. One glance back though: Kyu Uhm has mentioned an expected growth of netbook market. In short, what he effectively said was: "We are making an OLED netbook". How good is that? If we think of power consumption, then it makes even more sense than putting an OLED display in a standard-sized laptop. What are main juice lovers in a PC? – screen, hard drive and processor. Same thing with size and weight. Organic diodes are really thin and light. Besides being overly magnificent to behold. So the future of personal computing, which is coming from Samsung in late Q3 of 2010, is a netbook with an OLED panel, SSD and low voltage processor. I like that. If only they give it out for netbook money, which I’m afraid they won’t.
You might have though the picture above is familiar to you. Yes, it is not new and not true. It’s a last year concept.
Solar-powered Bluetooth car kit to feel safer on the road
Being powered by solar energy, this sustainable solution might come handy whenever there is an incoming call. So even if you are in a hurry and are used to run your business on the go, this might be a nice option for you as this hands-free gadget makes it possible for a driver to maintain safety while speaking on the phone.
This comfortable device is easily attached to the sun visor above the windshield of your car to harness the solar power on the move. The power accumulated is then stored in a fitted battery. The solar powered Bluetooth car kit comes packed with LCD caller ID screen designed to let you know about incoming calls without any distractions and a speakerphone to be conveniently used while still keeping the driver concentrated on the road.
The solar powered Bluetooth car kit can harness the solar power but what to do if it is an overcast day or it is about to rain? Still no problems for this clever car kit as you can power it using USB or a cigarette lighter. This green gadget can be had for 47, 5 USD and a driver might be sure of his or her safe driving.
BioLogic FreeCharge to offer a green solution for your USB gizmos
This sustainable solution makes most use of riding a bike by simple attaching to the generator hub of your bike. Once it is well fixed to it, it seems to be no power shortage on the go. This miraculous generator hub appears to be battery powered device that is designed to extract some useful power as you drive your bike. The power accumulated will be very useful when your handy gadgets turn out to be out of juice.
The BioLogic FreeCharge is expected to hit the market in next March with a price tag of 100 USD. So you are going to be able to charge your electronic gear after just 3 hours of riding while still keeping a perfect shape. So it does not matter what USB device you prefer to power, just keep on driving your bike to make sure your gadgets to stay charged.
NovoThink Solar Surge charger for iPhones and iPods
NovoThink, the company which designed and is selling Solar Surge solar charger for iPhone/iPod has done an amazing thing. First, NovoThink has approved their solar cell case at Apple, which means it will actually work. Second, it’s specs are really impressive. Solar panel distributes 5.5V at 100 mAh if there is no clouds whatsoever, then, after two hours you will have 30 minutes talk time on 3G and double that on 2G. Solar Surge inbuilt battery is 20% bigger than the iPhone’s and can be charged via USB 2.0 while synchronizing data. Approximate dimensions are: 4.9" x 2.7" x 0.9", weight is 7 oz. In addition you can choose from a vast variety of colors. The only problem about the Surge I can imagine is that high temperatures may cause problems for lithium ion batteries which is kind of worrying if it’s meant to stay in the sun.
New at Verizon Wireless: Samsung Rogue and Samsung Intesity
First and the best thing about Rogue is its AMOLED display. A 3.1 inch WVGA touchscreen promises to deliver state-of-art image and blazing response time. Good job Rouge has VCAST video on demand support, video recording and editing features. MicroSD slot limited to 16GB and 3.0 camera seem a bit yesterday, but who wants pictures on the go in hi-res anyway. I have mentioned above messaging trend of both, so AMOLED display, QWERTY and camera, all come on purpose of social networking. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other widgets are on their place in Rogue. Price is (just) 99.99 USD.
Explicit content from Vivid Entertainment soon may be available on PlayStation Network
Stephen Hirsch from Vivid Entertainment company, which of course is notorious for shooting as much adult movies since mid eighties as no one in the business, has offered their products for worldwide availability via PlayStation Network. Talking through his point, Stephen Hirsch mentioned how many of its single users PS 3 will now be able to satisfy. Better wet, PlayStation Network will benefit a lot, considering all the potential extra profit. However, potential extra profit may come with a fair bit of aggressive approach from the press, fanboy clubs, parents, etc. No word in response from PS 3 officials yet.
Crysis on iPhone thanks to OTOY and AMD next-gen GPU
Hardcore desktop 3D gaming on a smartphone has a lot to do with AMD's recently unveiled next-gen GPUs. Features like DirectX 11 support and 2.5 teraFLOPS floating point made OTOY think of using these enormous powers for "remote" gaming. Yep, no foolies, you haven't seriously suggested that someone shoved an AMD GPU into a poor iPhone, right? Game rendering is done on OTOY servers and then pushed to the phone. The above named name app copes only with I/O. And it's not just Crysis I should say. Demos of GTA 4, WOW and Bioshock have already been qualified as gameable.
Nokia Erdos with OLED display enters 8800 series
At the moment I am not prepared to compare Erdos with anything we have in upcoming list for rest of the year. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 is probably going to cost roughly the same money as Erdos, but it is a highly poised multimedia and messaging smartphone while Erdos is said to come with Symbian S60. Yes, designer’s work stands up. The whole body is crafted out of a single piece of metal (116.9 x 50.3 x 15 mm), smart keyboard rises up a bit for more comfortable typing position when the front panel slides down, 2.4 inch 320 x 240 OLED display is hidden under glass that isn’t transparent when display is not active. And while we are on features, camera has 5 MP, Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus, dual LED flash and video recording. Connectivity has tri-band GSM, dual-band WCDMA at its disposal, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.
Well, unlike previous 8800 series, Nokia Erdos is nice to look at, has a very progressive OLED display and, I’m guessing, will sell exactly as good as before because it’s a niche thing. Have to warn you though, Erdos hasn’t been confirmed by Nokia so farm but as far as we know it will be soon – sales start in October.
Nokia Erdos with OLED display enters 8800 series
At the moment I am not prepared to compare Erdos with anything we have in upcoming list for rest of the year. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 is probably going to cost roughly the same money as Erdos, but it is a highly poised multimedia and messaging smartphone while Erdos is said to come with Symbian S60. Yes, designer’s work stands up. The whole body is crafted out of a single piece of metal (116.9 x 50.3 x 15 mm), smart keyboard rises up a bit for more comfortable typing position when the front panel slides down, 2.4 inch 320 x 240 OLED display is hidden under glass that isn’t transparent when display is not active. And while we are on features, camera has 5 MP, Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus, dual LED flash and video recording. Connectivity has tri-band GSM, dual-band WCDMA at its disposal, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.
Well, unlike previous 8800 series, Nokia Erdos is nice to look at, has a very progressive OLED display and, I’m guessing, will sell exactly as good as before because it’s a niche thing. Have to warn you though, Erdos hasn’t been confirmed by Nokia so farm but as far as we know it will be soon – sales start in October.
Apple tablet rumored for Februry 2010, do you like MacBook Touch name?
Yes, a tablet. A touchscreen internet gadget with fast bandwidth speeds and a big battery for endless fun. Unlike CrunchPad and if we are informed well, Apply is not going to limit the upcoming tablet with just internet functionality. What we know about it at the moment is that it is going o have a P. A. Semi processor, a DynaPack battery that will let do your internet research and then get carried away playing games or social networking more likely. 9.6 inch display is not confirmed to be not OLED so we keep our fingers crossed for that. HSDPA, of course, Wi-Fi also probably. Prices vary from 799 to 999 USD which overall makes it land somewhere between a proper smartphone and a good laptop. I just wonder, how much functionality of both Apple tablet will be able to take when it comes out next February?
Oh yeah, how would you like to call it a MacBook Touch?
Google Chrome 3.0.195.21 stable
Under the hood
Not so much as a feature, but anyway Chrome developers claim to give JavaScript performance 150% boost. It shows immediately if you are an experienced Chrome user but if you aren’t you will probably hardly be able to tell. I mean Chrome 3 is blazingly fast but then it was almost like this since the day one. But not so stable. I personally can point out better Flash performance, which by the way is dropped off if you happen to open a HTML5 page. Its goodies are supported in v3.0.195.21 stable as standard.
User interface
User interface has been added the biggest instantly noticeable amount of improvements. First, there are 28 new themes for the browser starting with minimalistic white skin and ending with funky graffiti. Also a minor but useful improvement can be found in the Omnibox. Now when you start typing a search query or an URL it lets you know where all the suggestions come from like search engine, visited links history, etc. Home screen has also changed. The bookmark list at the right is out, instead we have our thumbs in two rows with four thumbs in each. One thumbnail less than before, but now their order is fully customizable. You can arrange them in a plain and simple list also.
The good
Not a single crash even though it was enthusiastically given rich JavaScript pages and pages with Flash to cope with. Chrome 3.0.195.21 did both hands down. It also loads faster from the click on the desktop.
The (not so) bad
I still miss my ninth thumbnail and I couldn’t really find a better theme and as a result left it with the default one at the end of the day. I also miss my list of bookmarks but the bar above is still there to help.
0-60 Magazine D. Y. I. R-CADE for ultimate Need For Speed: Shift experience
0-60 Magazine have managed to squeeze their "D. Y. I. R-CADE" driving console into just half a thousand dollars in which you just pop in your existing gaming rig and set off burning rubber. The proposed set-up includes a PlayStation 3, Samsung LN40b550 40 inch LED monitor, Logitech G27 steering wheel, Logitech G51 5.1 surround sound system and a Sparco Chrono Road seat and lot of MDF sheets, plywood sheets, bolts, nails, nuts… But don’t wary though because 0-60 have got everything figured out in their downloadable PDF guide to your very personal D. Y. I. R-CADE pictured above. As you noticed, they have dedicated their guide and its end-result to the recently released Need For Speed: Shift.
They also have a sweepstake going on for US residents. Prizes are pretty much exactly what you need for your racing cabinet.
Cheers to set a new trend with the Wine-powered cell phone
Called “Cheers”, this intelligent cell phone is shaped like an alcohol bottle but what is interesting about the concept is that it is going to be powered by alcohol itself. Once the cap of your green mobile phone is removed, you will be able to get the fuel cell holding wine which appears to provide more efficiency in battery power saving.
On the top of the bottle there is a cap shaped fast function switch while using Cheers
Unfortunately, there is no data on technical specifications but hopefully we will have one handy once our eco consciousness is at high level. This green mobile phone will surely bring a lot of fun using it especially when you need to refuel it.
The AIR-igator – new passion for irrigation
In fact, a 3 ton central air condition will provide at least 15 gallons of water on a daily basis. The bottom line is that being condensate water does not contain hazardous substances like chemicals or minerals do being an efficient way foe perfect irrigation.
Thus, the AIR-gator appears to be an ideal gadget for xeriscaping with garden being able to be self sufficient using a combination of specific plants as well as rational landscaping. This garden device is available for 495 USD while appropriate watering will make your productivity more efficient.
While global warming is stepping up, there is the AIR-gator that generates water without detriment to our earth. The advantage of the system is its simplicity, so it has a diameter of 245 inches as well as 65 gallon polyethylene tank to be buried in the ground.
This amazing system features a 120V 1200 GPH pump along with a float control. Principle of operation is simple and once your tank is filled the float will activate the pump and empty your reservoir. The AIR-igator is developed for low pressure micro irrigation while system uses emitters to make watering more efficient especially for drought-ridden plants.
The float can also act a signal timer for watering the garden at specified times. Water loss is kept at a minimum and also inhibits the growth of weeds. Some time, the float can be operated as a timer to start watering for set time. There is almost zero water lost with no chance for weed growth.
The plus of the system is its constant operability while rain collection is only possible when it rains and does not provide much water indeed. This ingenious water conserving gadget is a best tool for gardeners taking your irrigation to the next level.
Additionally, the AIR-igator is customizable with gardener choosing appropriate size of the device. Not only cost free water could be useful for your wallet but also has it a beneficial effect on our planet while plants are getting chemical free water. The system is also aimed at eliminating boggy areas around the air conditioner drain.
The AIR-igator can be placed whatever drain water can be obtained while the reservoir is constructed from light proof UV inhibited material so you can locate it above the ground if you need so. The system is expected to operate for one hour once the tank is filled while it is advisable to use 1 emitter which comes with 1 gallon per hectare.
16-18 SEER central air conditioners are able to produce from 3 to 5 gallons of water per ton on a daily basis while a 3 ton air conditioner will provide from 10 to 15 gallons pf water per day. Perfect landscape management will save you both money and water.
Kenzo bicycle concept takes for green city life
This green concept bike appears to reflect the Kenzo values. Its “X” frame substitutes the chain with a strap making your riding more sustainable. Now there is no more need to use the grease while city biking is expected to be at high level.
In addition, the Kenzo bike features a leather saddle as well as handles proving you’re a smoother ride and comfy seating. Besides, this environmentally conscious bike comes equipped with leaf shaped mud guards, hidden brakes in the bike’s wheel hubs along with an automatic speed adjustment option.
Nokia Ink 01 cell phone concept made of recycled aluminum
The main idea is to reduce the energy consumption wherever you use your trendy cell phone. So you can yourself be assured of recyclable materials to be used in the replica once it is dismantled. This amazing cell phone carries extra low power consumption E-Ink digital display.
In fact, all the parts of the cell phone structure are constructed from recycled aluminum being capable to be constantly recycled while using low energy consumption. Instead of mechanical keys, the Nokia Inc 01 features its main key pad coming with a capacitive sensor which appears to reduce the amount of separate parts.
The Nokia Inc 01 comes equipped with a mini OLED display that makes it possible for the user to take pictures and revise them while consuming little energy. The Nokia Inc 01 is powered by a silver/zinc battery instead of lithium ion batteries which are 95 per cent recyclable and comes with more energy density by 40 per cent than other lithium ion batteries. That said, you will be able to reduce recharging times during its life time as well as reduce wasted power during recharging.
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